Lake Park registered one less sex offender in May
Overall, there are 20 sex offenders currently living in Lake Park.
The Registry shows that one of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.
The Registry also shows that three of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.
Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when required “shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than 30 years,” according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Under Georgia law, sex offenders must register with the sheriff in their county of residence, employment, and schooling. They must update their information within 10 days of any change and notify authorities when moving in or out of state.
The number of registered sex offenders in the U.S. reached approximately 795,000 as of August 2024, an increase of nearly 43,000 individuals (about 6%) since 2019. In the same month, Georgia’s registry listed nearly 25,000 individuals.
| Offender | Status | Crime |
|---|---|---|
| Andres Benjamin Gonzalez | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Anthony Brian Pittman | Not Incarcerated | Computer invasion of privacy |
| Anthony Wayne Bowen | Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Christopher Blanton | Not Incarcerated | Statutory rape |
| Christopher Dale Dice | Incarcerated | Rape |
| Decarlo Levar Pope Sr. | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Hopemarie Dunn Johnson | Not Incarcerated | Lewd lascivious battery sex with victim 12 - 15 years of age |
| James Warren Massey | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Jeffery Brooker | Not Incarcerated | Corruption solicitation of a minor |
| John M. Kuljanich | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Johnny Flim Carter | Not Incarcerated | Child molestation |
| Marshall Jones Jr. | Not Incarcerated | Possession of photo/picture showing sexual performance by a child |
| Matthew Franklin Carter | Not Incarcerated | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense |
| Michael Edward Paul | Not Incarcerated | Sexual battery |
| Michael Wayne Miller | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated sexual assault |
| Richard Delancey Taylor | Not Incarcerated | Rape |
| Richard Kimber Rigby | Not Incarcerated | Aggravated child molestation |
| Santos Gallegos | Not Incarcerated | Enticing a child for indecent purposes |
| Timothy Wayne Colding | Incarcerated | Sexual battery with weapon or force |
| Wallace Newton Gaskins III | Not Incarcerated | Obscene internet contact - obscene communication |